Salmon: A Red Herring is a 2020 book by the artist duo Cooking Sections, which consists of Daniel Fernández Pascual and Alon Schwabe. The work is associated with the duo's nomination for the Turner Prize in 2021.[1] It discusses the colour salmon, from its use in industrial salmon farming, as well as other ways in which colour has intersected with agribusiness.

Salmon: A Red Herring
First edition
AuthorCooking Sections
LanguageEnglish
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherIsolarii
Publication date
August 2020
ISBN9781735075006

An installation of the text was exhibited by Tate Britain in 2021 as part of its commitment to boycott farmed salmon.[2] As a result, Tate galleries no longer serve farmed salmon.[3]

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